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cyclopean
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cy·clo·pe·an  (skl-pn, s-klp-)
adj.
1. often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops: a great Cyclopean monocle.
2. Very big; huge: has a cyclopean ego.
3. Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.

Cyclopean [ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːən saɪˈkləʊpɪən]
adj
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) denoting, relating to, or having the kind of masonry used in preclassical Greek architecture, characterized by large dry undressed blocks of stone
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Adj.1.cyclopean - of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye"


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